Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year explained

Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding baseball head coach in the Southeastern Conference
Country:United States
Year:1933–present
Holder:Dave Van Horn, Arkansas

The Southeastern Conference Baseball Coach of the Year is an award given to the most outstanding baseball head coach in the Southeastern Conference (SEC), as chosen by the league's head coaches.[1]

Key

Awarded one of the following National Coach of the Year awards that year:
Collegiate Baseball Coach of the Year (CB)
Baseball America Coach of the Year (BA)
Denotes the number of times the coach had been awarded the Coach of the Year award at that point
Elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame as a coach but is no longer active
Active coach who has been elected to the National College Baseball Hall of Fame (as a coach)
Conference win–loss record for that season
Conference standing at year's end (Tdenotes a tie)
Overall win–loss record for that season
SeasonTeam won the Men's College World Series

Winners

SeasonCoachSchoolclass=unsortableNational Coach of
the Year Awards
Conf.
W–L
Conf.
St.
Overall
W–L
Reference
1933Georgia - 1[2]
1934Alabama - 1
1935Alabama - 1
1936 (2)Alabama - 1
1937Auburn - 1
1938 (3)Alabama - 1
1939LSU - 1
1940 (4)Alabama - 1
1941 (5)Alabama - 1
1942 (6)Alabama - 1
1943LSU - 1
1944No competition due to World War II
1945No competition due to World War II
1946 (2)LSU - 1
1947 (7)Alabama - 1
1948Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1949 (2)Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1950 (8)Alabama - 1 (Eastern)
1951Tennessee - 1
1952Florida - 1
1953Georgia - 1 (Eastern)
1954Georgia - 1 (Eastern)
1955 (9)Alabama - 1 (Western)
1956 (2)Florida - 1 (Eastern)
1957Georgia Tech - 1 (Eastern)
1958Auburn - 1 (Eastern)
1959Ole Miss - 1 (Western)
1960 (2)Ole Miss - 1 (Western)
1961LSU - 1 (Western)
1962 (3)Florida - 1 (Eastern)
1963Auburn - 1 (Eastern)
1964 (3)Ole Miss - 1 (Western)
1965Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1966 (2)Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1967 (2)Auburn - 1 (Eastern)
1968Alabama - 1 (Western)
1969 (4)Ole Miss - 1 (Western)
1970 (3)Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1971 (4)Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1972Ole Miss - 1 (Western)
1973Vanderbilt - 1 (Eastern)
1974 (2)Vanderbilt - 1 (Eastern)
1975LSU - 1 (Western)
1976 (3)Auburn - 1 (Western)
1977 (2)Ole Miss - 1 (Western)
1978 (4)Auburn - 1 (Western)
1979Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1980Vanderbilt - 2 (Eastern)
1981Florida - 1 (Eastern)
1982 (2)Florida - 1 (Eastern)
1983AlabamaBA1 (Western)
1984Florida - 1 (Eastern)
1985
  • (2)
Mississippi StateBA1 (Western)
1986LSUBA1 (Western)
1987Georgia - 1 (Eastern)
1988 (2)Florida - 1 (Eastern)
1989
  • (3)
Mississippi State - 1 (Western)
1990
  • (2)
LSU - 1 (Western)
1991
  • (3)
LSUCB1 (Western)
1992
  • (4)
LSU - 1 (Western)
1993
  • (5)
LSUCB1 (Western)
1994Tennessee - 1 (Eastern)
1995 (2)Tennessee - 1 (Eastern)
1996
  • (6)

LSU
Florida
Alabama
BA, CB
CB
-


1 (Western)
1 (Eastern)T
1 (Eastern)T


1997
  • (7)
LSUCB1 (Western)
1998South Carolina - 2 (Eastern)
1999Arkansas - 1 (Western)
2000 (2)South CarolinaBA1 (Eastern)
2001
  • (4)
Georgia - 1 (Eastern)
2002 (2)Alabama - 1 (Western)
2003LSU - 1 (Western)
2004
Arkansas
Georgia
-
BA

1 (Western)
1 (Eastern)

2005Florida - 1 (Eastern)
2006Kentucky - 1 (Eastern)
2007Vanderbilt - 1 (Eastern)
2008 (2)Georgia - 1 (Eastern)
2009LSUBA, CB1 (Western)
2010Florida - 1 (Eastern)
2011 (3)South CarolinaCB1 (Eastern)
2012Kentucky - 3 (Eastern)
2013 (2)Vanderbilt - 1 (Eastern)[3]
2014 (2)Florida - 1 (Eastern)[4]
2015 (2)LSUBA, CB1 (Western)
2016 (2)Mississippi State-1 (Western)
2017Kentucky-2 (Eastern)[5]
2018 (3)Florida-1 (Eastern)
2019 (3)Vanderbilt-1 (Eastern)[6]
2021 (2)Arkansas-1 (West)[7]
2022Tennesseealign=“center” 1 (East)align=“center”
2023 (3)Arkansasalign=center 1 (West)align=center [8]
2024 (2)Kentuckyalign=center 1 (East)align=center [9]

Winners by school

School (year joined)WinnersYears
LSU (1932)151939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009, 2015
Alabama (1932)141934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1983, 1996, 2002
Florida (1932) 121952, 1956, 1962, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1996, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2018
Mississippi State (1932)101948, 1949, 1965, 1966, 1970, 1971, 1979, 1985, 1989, 2016
Georgia (1932)71933, 1953, 1954, 1987, 2001, 2004, 2008
Auburn (1932)61937, 1958, 1963, 1967, 1976, 1978
Ole Miss (1932)61959, 1960, 1964, 1969, 1972, 1977
Vanderbilt (1932)61973, 1974, 1980, 2007, 2013, 2019
align=center Arkansas (1991)align=center 41999, 2004, 2021, 2023
Kentucky (1932)42006, 2012, 2017, 2024
Tennessee (1932)41951, 1994, 1995, 2022
South Carolina (1991)31998, 2000, 2011
Georgia Tech (1932)11957

Footnotes

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: SEC Announces Annual Baseball Honors. 29 January 2013. SEC Digital Network. May 29, 2012.
  2. Web site: 2012 Southeastern Conference Baseball Media Guide. SEC Digital Network. 30 January 2013.
  3. News: Paylor. Terez. Missouri lands two players on all-SEC baseball teams . 3 June 2013. Kansas City Star. 28 May 2013.
  4. News: Thompson. Edgar. UF's Kevin O'Sullivan Named SEC Coach of the Year. June 28, 2014. OrlandoSentinel.com. May 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140910211445/http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/blogs/swamp-things/os-gators-kevin-osullivan-sec-coach-of-year-20140527,0,5860758.post. September 10, 2014. dead.
  5. 2017 SEC Baseball Awards Announced . Southeastern Conference . May 23, 2017 . June 8, 2017.
  6. Web site: 2019 SEC Baseball Awards announced . May 20, 2019 . Southeastern Conference . www.secsports.com . May 30, 2019.
  7. Web site: 2021 SEC Baseball Awards Announced . www.secsports.com . May 24, 2021.
  8. SEC announces 2023 SEC baseball awards . Southeastern Conference . May 22, 2023 . August 17, 2023.
  9. SEC announces 2024 SEC baseball awards . Southeastern Conference . May 20, 2024 . May 20, 2024.